The Stevens Family

Sorry for the lack of updates, but the last three weeks have flown by! Life has been GREAT with Gavin, and surprisingly much easier than Josh and I imagined. I guess once your life has been turned upside down by a baby the first time, the consecutive times don't have quite the same impact. So far, Gavin has been a great baby. He's pretty happy if all of his needs are met, and when he isn't happy he's pretty easy to calm down. For the most part, he lets Josh and I sleep. We get up 2 to 3 times a night with him for a feeding and a diaper change, but he typically goes right back to sleep.
Gavin has already started to smile while he's awake, it's very cute. I've been trying to catch a picture, but it's almost impossible with a digital camera. He also has a very strong neck and is always looking all around when he's propped up. He is just getting out of the newborn phase of constant sleep and has been staying awake for hours at a time during the day. It's a lot of fun to have him awake so much, but it's also getting a bit difficult dividing out attention between him and Jayden...but I know it will be easier with time.
Jayden loves his new little brother. He's always giving Gavin hugs and kisses and he does whatever he can to help calm Gavin when he's crying, whether it be finding the binky or making funny noises and faces. He loves helping mommy and daddy out, and although it can be a little stressful sometimes, he only means well (at least when it involves Gavin).
Gavin had his two week checkup March 10th, and so far he had already gained over one pound, and one inch! He passed everything else with flying colors. :)
Here are a few pictures since we've been home.

Gavin smiles in his sleep a lot, and Becky was able to catch a picture!














Here's Jayden giving his brother some love.



















And a few random pictures...































































Here he is today, decked out in green for St. Patty's day! This was the tail end of a smile :)



















We've been trying to keep busy so Jayden doesn't get too bored with us.
Here is Jayden and Taylor enjoying one of their favorite pastimes at Grandma and Papa's house blowing bubbles on one of our warmer days.



















Jayden has been to his most favorite place in the world twice since Gavin has been home...Fun City!
Look at those abs, he hardly looks like a toddler any more!



















His second trip was with his cousin Ethan, I'm pretty sure they both could have spent the entire night going down the same two slides. They had a great time!















That's all I've got for now. I'll (hopefully) post more pictures soon!

I'm giving in. I've given a lot of thought to this whole caster oil idea, and Jordan's comment pretty much set me into action. I picked up a bottle today, and I'll be mixing my cocktail in a little bit. Approximately 2 ounces of caster oil mixed with orange juice.
We'll see what happens.
Jayden and I will also be having Mexican for lunch, so I'll either be on my way to having a baby...or just really really uncomfortable for the rest of the day.
Besides that, I'll walk as much as possible today. If I sit for any period of time my back gets so sore that I can hardly stand. But, if I stand all day and do a lot of walking my ankles look like they've got elephantiasis by the end of the day.
If none of this works then I'm just going to have to work up some tears at the doctor's office so they don't send me home tomorrow. I did get my first stretch marks ever on my tummy, so at this point I think I can work up some legitimate tears.

I seem to be stuck playing the waiting game, so I've been killing time in pretty unproductive ways. Today, I thought for fun I'd look up the babies' new astrology sign. I don't put a lot into astrology, but I do think it's fun. My mom is big on the compatibility between the signs, and this whole time we've been planning on the baby being an Aquarius. As Jayden is a Virgo, we were expecting the two to have a rather dramatic relationship because supposedly they would love each other, but there would a lot of fighting. But now, the baby has moved into the Pisces sign, which for a sibling match up is the "perfect couple."
Here is the little write up from Tarot.com :

This sibling combination is the "perfect couple". Though they come from opposite sides of the zodiac wheel, these two will have an easy time finding balance and harmony in all that they do. Virgo has a firm grip on reality, while Pisces likes to live in the world of imagination. It will be easy to see, even in early childhood, how these two will cross-pollinate their ideas and help one another to become well-rounded. Both are sensitive and kindly by nature, and even Virgo's criticism will roll off Pisces often-oblivious back. Pisces' creativity will entrance Virgo, and they'll work together to make their dreams come true. Of course, there will be fights now and then, but you won't have a hard time resolving them. A firm reminder to "play nice" might be all these two need. They're likely to continue playing well into their adult lives, too, much to their -- and your -- delight.

There you go, another pointless blog post. My camera is packed up, so this is why my blog is temporarily going away from cute family photos to this.